Advantages of Immunotherapy

Advantages of Immunotherapy

What is Immunotherapy?

Immunotherapy is one type of cancer treatment that triggers the body’s immune system to act against the cancer cells. It can either work directly or indirectly to prepare the immune system to destroy or attack the cancer cells. 93% of leukemia patients can achieve remission through immunotherapy.

Types of immunotherapy for cancer ✅ Monoclonal antibodies

✅ Radioimmunotherapy

✅Cytokines which are immunomodulators

✅ Therapeutic cancer vaccines

✅CAR T-CELL therapies - involve removing the patient’s WBC and incorporating DNA into it. These modified WBCs attack the cancer cells better.

✅ Donor lymphocyte infusions

Advantages of immunotherapy ✅ It acts only on the abnormal cells while leaving the normal tissues. ✅ It has a long-term effect due to immune memory. The immune cells can recognize the cancer cells faster if attacked again.

Disadvantages Immunotherapy has disadvantages like hypersensitivity to the immune system, weight gain, rashes, diarrhoea, and lack of immediate response.

Kauvery Hospital Immunotherapy can be used in tandem with chemotherapy, and it still is a promising treatment option for leukemia patients though most of them are under trial. At Kauvery Hospital, Chennai, we employ the best oncologists in chennai to offer the best treatment for your condition.

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